January 11, 2023, Colombo: Minister of Foreign Affairs Ali Sabry summoned the Acting Canadian High Commissioner Daniel Bood today and expressed the deep regret of the Government on the announcement of unilateral sanctions brought against four individuals, including two former Presidents of Sri Lanka, by the Government of Canada based on unsubstantiated allegations, the ministry said.
Earlier, the Foreign Ministry had called the move by the Canadian government ‘harmful’ to the local reconciliation process.
